Business & Money | Monday 7 September, 2020 3:24 am

DHL Express MENA Named Top ‘Middle East Best Workplace’ 2020

DHL Express MENA has been officially recognised as the best company to work for in the Middle East for 2020, by leading global workplace culture authority Great Place to Work® Middle East. The global logistics giant took the winning spot in the top 50 Middle East Best Workplaces list which...

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Technology & IT | Monday 7 September, 2020 2:35 am

WGI and GE aim to bring literacy to millions through launch of new education platform

The WGI Worldwide Company and GE announced the launch of Lyra, a new app-based education platform that uses innovative advanced speech recognition and touch screen analysis to teach reading and writing. It was co-developed by WGI and GE.   The app represents the start of WGI’s...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 7 September, 2020 1:33 am

Digital DEWA partners with Group 42 to boost AI and cloud innovation in the UAE

In the presence of HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), and Peng Xiao, CEO of Group 42, Digital DEWA – the digital arm of DEWA, announced a strategic partnership with Group 42 (G42), an Abu Dhabi based leading Artificial Intelligence...

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Business & Money | Monday 7 September, 2020 1:17 am

BCG to Achieve Net-Zero Climate Impact by 2030

Rich Lesser, CEO of Boston Consulting Group (BCG), today announced a major new climate commitment for the firm that will deliver net-zero climate impact by 2030. To reach this goal, BCG will take significant action to reduce its footprint and neutralize its remaining climate impact by...

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Technology & IT | Monday 7 September, 2020 12:17 am

Fitness fans flock to TikTok for ‘Fitspo’ and Sports Content

As Covid-19 has disrupted how people exercise in 2020, a new ‘Fitspo’ trend has emerged: TikTok fitness. With fitness fanatics eager to stay active and passionate sports fans looking to support their teams during times of lockdown and social distancing, sports-related content has grown by...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 6 September, 2020 1:54 pm

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi Celebrates The Arrival Of The First New Aircraft

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the new national airline of the United Arab Emirates celebrates the arrival of its first state-of-the-art new Airbus A321neo aircraft to Abu Dhabi International Airport.   Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the joint-venture established between ADQ, one of the region’s...

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Business & Money | Sunday 6 September, 2020 1:51 pm

Banque Saudi Fransi and Mastercard Launch World’s First Priceless Card

Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF) and Mastercard have announced the launch of the world’s first Priceless Mastercard Credit Card. The exclusive card was launched earlier this year during a private BSF customer event hosted at Al Ula, a celebrated UNESCO World Heritage Site.   The card...

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Healthcare | Sunday 6 September, 2020 12:23 pm

Saudi health professionals can apply online for license test

The Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) is accepting applications for professional practice license test online via the “Mumaris Plus” application available on its website. The initiative has been launched to do away with the traditional methods to save time and resources and...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 6 September, 2020 11:35 am

Finastra named a leader among Digital Banking Processing Platforms by independent research firm

Finastra has been named a leader in “The Forrester Wave™: Digital Banking Processing Platforms (DBPP) (Retail Banking), Q3 2020” report. Forrester, an independent research firm, included 10 vendors in its evaluation, and rated them according to criteria grouped into three categories: current...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 6 September, 2020 11:33 am

Students willing to seek out support in their first year more likely to succeed, says AUS expert

With thousands of students across the UAE starting their first year at university recently, the move to virtual learning has created a unique set of challenges for them. Not only do they have to contend with the usual challenges encountered by first-year students, but they also have to navigate the ...

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